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they better, they even had to shut down the washington monument. welcome in san diego which is the poster child of the city of san diego for pension abuse, my goodness, they are talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples. and this is due to the union power and the excessive spending. again, i go back to the point that it's a theme throughout the book, we are agreeing a two to tier society. and union power destroys chances of reform that it's very hard to reform our educational system. even noted conservatives such as the mayor of los angeles has called the education system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time, and you know, he's right here because the dropout rates, family officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50% that and i heard they're both wanted it might be 60%. can you imagine that? i flew here on southwest airline. a match in if their failure rate was only 30 percent of the time, right? [lau
they better, they even had to shut down the washington monument. welcome in san diego which is the poster child of the city of san diego for pension abuse, my goodness, they are talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples. and this is due to the union power and the excessive spending. again, i go back to the point that it's a theme throughout the book, we are agreeing a two to tier...
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wright is the children's medical center in washington, d.c.. and dr. steven hargarten at the medical college of wisconsin. these are too mentally in the trenches of highway safety war. we're pleased be joined by bill martin and former administrator and public citizen president emeritus joan claybrook but shares of advocates for highway and auto safety on our board of directors and then we will complete the speaker a lineup with congressman chris van hollen of maryland who is one of the lead sponsors of the safety net modest driver uniform protection act also known as the stand-up act to get we are going to close by taking questions from reporters who are here and from some of those watching on the webcast. before introducing a hour first speaker i just want to point out that we have made changes to this year's wrote that report by adding new laws that are part of the scorecard and by putting aside a few older always to the echols that has been dealt with by the states. these are designed to keep the core legislative agenda fresh and on the cutting edge
wright is the children's medical center in washington, d.c.. and dr. steven hargarten at the medical college of wisconsin. these are too mentally in the trenches of highway safety war. we're pleased be joined by bill martin and former administrator and public citizen president emeritus joan claybrook but shares of advocates for highway and auto safety on our board of directors and then we will complete the speaker a lineup with congressman chris van hollen of maryland who is one of the lead...
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and he died in a washington hospital. was brought across the potomac river here to arlington as the first military burial. things were so desperate at that time in the civil war, there were so many people dying, that there wasn't much time for ceremony or ritual at arlington. they would bring people over for burial day after day after day. and they went into the ground as william christman did with no flags, flying, no bugles playing. all quite often not a chaplain to give him a sendoff. so basically we're just trying to keep up with the carnage from the civil war. when arlington began. during the war, things were so desperate that there wasn't any time for a tombstone. they had headboards. they were made out of pine or walnut. painted white with black lettering. those, of course, had to be maintained or they fell apart. so that in the years after the civil war, we begin to clean up, we begin to make sense of things. someone came up with the design in the 18 '70s, late 1870s come early 1800s for the white marble tombstone
and he died in a washington hospital. was brought across the potomac river here to arlington as the first military burial. things were so desperate at that time in the civil war, there were so many people dying, that there wasn't much time for ceremony or ritual at arlington. they would bring people over for burial day after day after day. and they went into the ground as william christman did with no flags, flying, no bugles playing. all quite often not a chaplain to give him a sendoff. so...
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they even had to shut down the washington monument. well, in san diego, which is the poster child, the city of san diego, for pension abuse, my goodness, they're talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples and that's due to the union power and the excessive spending. i go back to the point. it's a theme in the book. we're creating a two tiered society. and the more power unions have, the less accountability their members have and the more abuse we'll see. and it also -- union power destroys chances at reform. it's very hard to reform our educational system. even noted conservatives such as antonio villaraigosa, the mayor of los angeles has called the education system in los angeles this new civil rights issue of our time and, you know, he's our time. because the dropout rates -- he was -- l.a. officials were arguing over whether the dropout rate is 35% or 50%. and i heard they're both wrong. it might actually be 60%. i mean, can
they even had to shut down the washington monument. well, in san diego, which is the poster child, the city of san diego, for pension abuse, my goodness, they're talking about bulldozing the fire pits at the beach to save a few pennies because of the city's budget crunch. so expect more of those types of examples and that's due to the union power and the excessive spending. i go back to the point. it's a theme in the book. we're creating a two tiered society. and the more power unions have, the...
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and he asked his various aides in moscow, and they did know and they asked the embassy in washington, and they didn't know either. is that true? is it possible that somehow they didn't know what kant david was? >> host: i don't think too many americans knew what it means at the time. they don't know in my presence. when he said and looking schedule, and he -- he wanted to be treated as equal. so he was very precise looking that he was really, he did not care. and he asked why they don't want to speak with me at white house, and try to bring me to summer camp? may be humiliation. indicated his mind when it was first not recognized soviet union and then, invite the soviet delegation to princess island near istanbul and then they send their stray dogs. so it was true. and out. >> guest: it's a good example of how much both sides did understand of each other at that time. >> host: and now we are are coming to the and we will come back in some minutes. >> guest: okay. >> "after words" and several others c-span programs are available for download as podcast. more with peter golson and serge
and he asked his various aides in moscow, and they did know and they asked the embassy in washington, and they didn't know either. is that true? is it possible that somehow they didn't know what kant david was? >> host: i don't think too many americans knew what it means at the time. they don't know in my presence. when he said and looking schedule, and he -- he wanted to be treated as equal. so he was very precise looking that he was really, he did not care. and he asked why they don't...
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he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created a lecture for herblock. a big award for a cartoonist. the senator spoke to was. all kinds of wonderful lecturers giving awards. we also thought about creating a book to show people what herblock did. that was the background for this effort. it is a collaborative effort on the part of the foundation. i did the writing on the narrative and tried to put it into context. i am very proud of this book. really proud of it. if you look at it, this is a piece of history. you look at the range of herblock, he would be 100 years old now but his career as a cartoonist started with the crash in
he worked on the washington post his whole life. and it was all in washington post stock. i didn't get that one. when herblock was hired by katharine graham's brand father, the paper wasn't making any money at all. we had printers' retired as millionaires. he took this money and back were the foundation money came from. we are giving away because we believed in. to remind people of who herblock was and who he stood for, he would be 100 years old this october 13th, a couple weeks ago. we created...
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i was getting up in the morning at 5:00 on the sunnyside of washington and outside of new york. and it was in a cargo into the airport and people say do i sense a little accent? [laughter] in the art they know that i am not from new york that out from a kitchen that it does not exist anymore. from texas a balky and he said how long have you been here? it and i said the country's six or seven years. and you still speak like that. [laughter] ninth eight tata i would do anything because if i came to this country and worked for the bank or if the public deli your supermarket maybe buy now when i do the books i always look light galileo were a year or something and this alone and draw and time has moved again. i think what happens in my book i cannot quite express myself so once things are headed in the picture. of course, i would like people to open the book and find out for themselves what they see in the picture but we wanted the books to go out and promote the books and show people what you meant by each picture. but it would not be interesting enough if i just speaks so for be t
i was getting up in the morning at 5:00 on the sunnyside of washington and outside of new york. and it was in a cargo into the airport and people say do i sense a little accent? [laughter] in the art they know that i am not from new york that out from a kitchen that it does not exist anymore. from texas a balky and he said how long have you been here? it and i said the country's six or seven years. and you still speak like that. [laughter] ninth eight tata i would do anything because if i came...
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josh powell is take his two sons to washington state where they have relatives. his wife susan vanished more than four weeks ago after he says he took his two young sons camping in the snowy mountains overnight. powell is a person of interest in the case but not been named a suspect. >>> virginia governor tim kaine met with the family of the victims at virginia tech. he called it a social meeting at the governor's mansion. it is part of a legal settlement in which the families agreed to the no s after the 2007 massacre. governor elect also attending the meeting into a virginia man is charged with stealing a jar full of donation meant for a family funeral expense but bill packard said it's a misunderstanding. he says he was trying to give the jar to the family. and he said he was worried someone would steal the jar so he was trying to do the family a favor but the family never got the money. >> i thought i was doing the right thing. i signed my name at this store. didn't steal anything. i told them i can go up the road and get a check or i can go get the can with
josh powell is take his two sons to washington state where they have relatives. his wife susan vanished more than four weeks ago after he says he took his two young sons camping in the snowy mountains overnight. powell is a person of interest in the case but not been named a suspect. >>> virginia governor tim kaine met with the family of the victims at virginia tech. he called it a social meeting at the governor's mansion. it is part of a legal settlement in which the families agreed...
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i said you lived in washington? i knew she lived in washington. i would say i had to get. she said i had to get. i said really, you don't look like you have two kids? [laughter] >> but it was nice he gave me chance to do a book about prague. until then at that time nobody knew where prague is that she went to prague incognito as a guest of the president and she said why don't you do a book about prague? i did book about prague which was amazing because it was about myself going back. i made myself look mysterious and good. it was a good book that i needed somebody to have as a guide in the book that i put i don't know why i put in the black cat. i saw little black cat that it was a great move because i was expecting with a book that people who love abroad would come and buy the book. and there were hundreds of people who love cats but it's amazing how many love cats. it even better if you do dogs because dogs can be big, small. cats are universal. i remember a woman who bought eight books for a cats. [laughter] >> that's not right because there are kids who don't have many
i said you lived in washington? i knew she lived in washington. i would say i had to get. she said i had to get. i said really, you don't look like you have two kids? [laughter] >> but it was nice he gave me chance to do a book about prague. until then at that time nobody knew where prague is that she went to prague incognito as a guest of the president and she said why don't you do a book about prague? i did book about prague which was amazing because it was about myself going back. i...
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king in washington. we would march on his birthday and it was amazing that ambassadors from other countries would come on that day. usually it was cold, snowy, wintry, and they were all amazed because in many of their country's, and they were already celebrating dr. king as an authentic international hero, and they could not wonder why we were protesting to get his birthday as a national holiday. as a jazz enthusiast, and of course, stevie wonder was from detroit, so it was easy for me to get him involved, and he wrote this fabulous sum -- "happy birthday, dr. kaine." it was one the popular. -- fabulous sum ong -- "happy birthday, dr. king." everybody was there, cheering, and there was someone i recognized immediately, and dizzy gillespie -- immediately, dizzy gillespie. we invited him up to the stage and he was playing "blues alley ." we all got together, during one of the years after, and there was a call from the white house that came to stevie wonder. and they wanted him to come to the white house to
king in washington. we would march on his birthday and it was amazing that ambassadors from other countries would come on that day. usually it was cold, snowy, wintry, and they were all amazed because in many of their country's, and they were already celebrating dr. king as an authentic international hero, and they could not wonder why we were protesting to get his birthday as a national holiday. as a jazz enthusiast, and of course, stevie wonder was from detroit, so it was easy for me to get...
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right now, president obama is on his way back to washington for a full agenda to begin his post-holiday week. >> topping it is terrorism, and we have several reports this morning, sonia gallego in london, but viviana hurtado with new security rules. >> designed to focus on those who pose the largest threat. >> reporter: at another sign at the nation's airports, travelers were delayed sunday evening for at least two hours at the airport after a man walked the wrong way in a security exit. >> the public just has no confidence anymore in the ability of government to provide a safe environment which avelers can fly. >> reporter: there will be extra screening for passengers with passports from or who have traveled from nations that the u.s. sees suspect such as yemen. the a additional screening also for those who fly from what the government decide are like tehran. >> i suspect they will broaden the definitions. >> reporter: but critics say these heightened security measures still won't detect the bomb materials such as sewn into the underwear of umar farouk abdulmutallab. the system failed
right now, president obama is on his way back to washington for a full agenda to begin his post-holiday week. >> topping it is terrorism, and we have several reports this morning, sonia gallego in london, but viviana hurtado with new security rules. >> designed to focus on those who pose the largest threat. >> reporter: at another sign at the nation's airports, travelers were delayed sunday evening for at least two hours at the airport after a man walked the wrong way in a...
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coming up in a few minutes, two days "washington journal." later this morning from the capitol, senate republicans talk to reporters. yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid says he could have chosen his words better regarding a 2008 quote on president barack obama's of race and election ability. his remarks are next on c-span. er>> there is a book that will e released later this week. would you like to explain more on that topic? >> i am very happy that barack obama ran for president but i have enjoyed working with them. it has been tremendous, a terrific, my heart has been warmed from the response i have gotten around the country. whether it is julian bond, or coming here today, eric holder, the attorney general of the united states. he said that anyone he could do, he would do that. we have a lot to do. over the last couple of weeks, i have spent hours on the telephone with the president and others working through health care. i spent a long time with him yesterday and will continue to do this. we have a lot of work to do and will con
coming up in a few minutes, two days "washington journal." later this morning from the capitol, senate republicans talk to reporters. yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid says he could have chosen his words better regarding a 2008 quote on president barack obama's of race and election ability. his remarks are next on c-span. er>> there is a book that will e released later this week. would you like to explain more on that topic? >> i am very happy that barack obama...
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she's in washington. i'm in new york. what are you doing in washington? >> i'm here all day doing press. because i'm going to be the international ambassador for the 75th anniversary of the great smoky mountains national park this coming year. i'm out talking about that. trying to get people to come down to the smokies. we have done a lot of wonderful work today. getting people aware of that. lot of fun stuff going. i have done a cd. i have written a musical for the dollywood opening about the people in the smokies. and how it was when they were being moved out of the mountains to build the park. so it's just a fun thing. we got all the cherokee indians and everybody in east tennessee involved in it. >> larry: it's a great place. the smokeys. i have been there. they couldn't choose a better ambassador than you. you're a businesswoman. have you been hurt in these times? >> i think everybody is a little scared right now. with dollywood our theme park, we were down a little last year. but of course we're very concerned about it and we've put a few little thi
she's in washington. i'm in new york. what are you doing in washington? >> i'm here all day doing press. because i'm going to be the international ambassador for the 75th anniversary of the great smoky mountains national park this coming year. i'm out talking about that. trying to get people to come down to the smokies. we have done a lot of wonderful work today. getting people aware of that. lot of fun stuff going. i have done a cd. i have written a musical for the dollywood opening...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...
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they'll fly back to washington later tonight. meantime, the president's former home state has been attracting attention from its education secretary. hawaii has cut back its school year at a time the administration is pushing for a longer school calendar. our cnn white house correspondent ed henry is in hawaii. ed? >> reporter: don, the obama administration is pushing the idea of all year round school as a way to make the u.s. more competitive. but ironically, here in the president's home state they're going in the other direction. they're cutting the number of days that kids are in school. that's angering the white house but also parents right here in hawaii. like many 9-year-olds, hunter gentry loves his scooter and is very creative. >> my name's hunter gentry, and i'm a chef and a baker. wha! >> reporter: this young hawaiian has already started his own cooking show on youtube, hoping to make it big on "top chef" someday. but hunter also has bilateral hearing loss, which makes it hard to hear ss and ts at the end of words. two
they'll fly back to washington later tonight. meantime, the president's former home state has been attracting attention from its education secretary. hawaii has cut back its school year at a time the administration is pushing for a longer school calendar. our cnn white house correspondent ed henry is in hawaii. ed? >> reporter: don, the obama administration is pushing the idea of all year round school as a way to make the u.s. more competitive. but ironically, here in the president's home...
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. >> i bet ty can hear this cheering allhe way in washington, d.c.! applause ) >> ifill: brown's definitive victory overtate attorney general martha coaey left senate democra with 59 votes. at's one short of the super- majority the party's useto get key lls passed. and itnstantly raised questis about the fate of heal care reform legislation. brown campgned against the democrat health care bills. he argued ey would pose an fair burden on massachusetts which already has its own alth care system. thisorning, the senator-elect said what he opposes is shington's approach to healt care. >> i think it's importt for everyo to get some sort form of health care. so, to offer a basic plan fo everybody, ihink, is important. it's jusa question of whether wee going to raise taxes, we're going to cut hf a trillion from dicare, affect vetera' care. i think we can do itetter. >> ifill: republicans deared voters sent a clr message in yesterday-that democrats need tolow down. >> i'm convinc now that no gamesmansh will be played by the other side wh regard to futureotes
. >> i bet ty can hear this cheering allhe way in washington, d.c.! applause ) >> ifill: brown's definitive victory overtate attorney general martha coaey left senate democra with 59 votes. at's one short of the super- majority the party's useto get key lls passed. and itnstantly raised questis about the fate of heal care reform legislation. brown campgned against the democrat health care bills. he argued ey would pose an fair burden on massachusetts which already has its own alth...
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this is a copy of this painting of george washington. crossing the delaware. it was painted by an american born german. as an inspiration to encourage germans to be more like americans. while all of that was happening in europe, while they said look overseas to what they're doing over there the progressives were saying the same thing. here in america, look overseas to what is happening in europe. they were studying the european way. the elite were teaching their philosophies now in our universities. they were teaching the philosophies of neche and marx and the progressives flourished in it. i get a lot of heat for bringing up fascism on this program, but the roots of progressivism leads to fascism. the early progressives were for the fascists in the earliest 20th censuturcentury. read history. call me all the names you want but read history and show me why i'm wrong. the reason i bring up hitler so much of the time, because what he did, many of the things had their roots, their seeds here in america. the biggest example is eugenics which led to extermination c
this is a copy of this painting of george washington. crossing the delaware. it was painted by an american born german. as an inspiration to encourage germans to be more like americans. while all of that was happening in europe, while they said look overseas to what they're doing over there the progressives were saying the same thing. here in america, look overseas to what is happening in europe. they were studying the european way. the elite were teaching their philosophies now in our...
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that port is there are solutions and that is what we are all about and what we are working on here in washington every single day. we know the solutions are. they are available now. we need to put them in place and we need the help actually across america to do it. in the and it is a call to action. we want people across the country to participate with us and we want them to feel they understand the issue so by picking up the book and read through it we are hoping that they will take action and called on their senators on their elected officials to finally get us on a trajectory that reduces carbon emissions that creates a clean energy economy for this country that on leashes tremendous opportunity for american workers across the country. lisa and i were in gary indiana with steelworkers at a rally i went to cleveland. when you go to that part of the country you feel the loss of jobs and want to be sure you want to do everything in your power to make sure these jobs aren't real and available and we unleash them as quickly as possible and so that gets us to the competitiveness issue because it's
that port is there are solutions and that is what we are all about and what we are working on here in washington every single day. we know the solutions are. they are available now. we need to put them in place and we need the help actually across america to do it. in the and it is a call to action. we want people across the country to participate with us and we want them to feel they understand the issue so by picking up the book and read through it we are hoping that they will take action and...
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it's not particularly my flightn the telephone to three or four people up in olympia, washington, who also does the editing on the books. our business operations are run right here by becky grant and dana wheeler. counterpunch books, we started b that we wanted to keep. our web stuff on the counterpunch site doesn't go et al. about the backside of mars or somewhere in the vast set of black gold, old internety all up in some government archive. god help the people have to go through it. but we felt we wanted to put them in hardcovers which began with a book about politics. we felt it important to have come it was a very successful book. and we did it and we do our assa keypress, a bunch of pretty well organized anarchists down in oakland. and ak looks after the bookshop distribution. we also sell the books on a website. you know, people write in and we send them out from the office here. it was natural for us to do it. we had a bunch of articles and there we got into two books that we like. again, it's not that expensive if you can sell them and you have a website in which you can adve
it's not particularly my flightn the telephone to three or four people up in olympia, washington, who also does the editing on the books. our business operations are run right here by becky grant and dana wheeler. counterpunch books, we started b that we wanted to keep. our web stuff on the counterpunch site doesn't go et al. about the backside of mars or somewhere in the vast set of black gold, old internety all up in some government archive. god help the people have to go through it. but we...
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particularly these days -- a presence in washington where you can monitor activity in washington. defend against bad legislation and potentially look for opportunities to take advantage of other legislative or regulatory situation. -- situations. okay, speak in your own voice separate from an industry trade association. it's very common. you may have heard from someone from a trade association. they play an important roles of a company like ours. we are a member of a number of trade associations and they help -- trade associations help companies speak in a broader voice. but there are going to be times when an issue is just company-specific or there are going to be times when you may have members of trade associations who are on different sides of issues and they're going to have to speak in their own voice. and so albeit if you're a fortune 1,000 company and you just don't have a budget to have both a government relations office in washington, d.c., or a government -- a dedicated person to handle these issues plus pay trade associations dues, you may opt to be part of a trade ass
particularly these days -- a presence in washington where you can monitor activity in washington. defend against bad legislation and potentially look for opportunities to take advantage of other legislative or regulatory situation. -- situations. okay, speak in your own voice separate from an industry trade association. it's very common. you may have heard from someone from a trade association. they play an important roles of a company like ours. we are a member of a number of trade...
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that's kind of the position of the washington post. is not, since the massachusetts election, however, that i have expressed reservations about the federal reserve board. in fact, on six occasions i've given speeches on the floor of the united states senate just since december 10th, 2008, that dave plus on five additional cases liking to the floor to talk about the issues that persuade me to say as i did last week i don't even believe we should vote on mr. bernanke's nomination until he has decided to provide the united states senate and the american people with information that he is now withholding. and let me describe what that is. this is a bloomberg report says the u.s. has not been for a guaranteed $11.6 trillion to bolster the bank's and fight the longest recession in 70 years. i've not come to the floor of the senate critical of the fed policies by which they have lent, or guaranteed $11.6 trillion. although it is fair to say that $11.6 trillion isn't theirs. that represents the risks of the american people. that is the full fa
that's kind of the position of the washington post. is not, since the massachusetts election, however, that i have expressed reservations about the federal reserve board. in fact, on six occasions i've given speeches on the floor of the united states senate just since december 10th, 2008, that dave plus on five additional cases liking to the floor to talk about the issues that persuade me to say as i did last week i don't even believe we should vote on mr. bernanke's nomination until he has...
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and the candidate hoping to take her moves to washington. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with that chilling video. the al qaeda suicide bomber responsible for the deadly attack against the cia in afghanistan, killing seven agents. he turned up today in a videotape made before his suicide mission. he had been recruited by the cia, but he was a double agent. on his tape, he reveals his motive and warns more attacks will come. nick schifrin starts us off from kabul. >> reporter: the cia thought the man on the right could lead them to al qaeda's deputy leader, instead he led them into a trap. he had already provided exclusive information on al qaeda hiding places, so the cia invited him onto the base. but when he arrived he looked suspicious, holding his hands in his pocket, according to a u.s. official. just before cia security officers searched him, he exploded his vest. the cia director today defended the officers who have died -- that damage has come largely thanks to a barrage of missile strikes by unmanned aerial drones. inhe days since the base attack
and the candidate hoping to take her moves to washington. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with that chilling video. the al qaeda suicide bomber responsible for the deadly attack against the cia in afghanistan, killing seven agents. he turned up today in a videotape made before his suicide mission. he had been recruited by the cia, but he was a double agent. on his tape, he reveals his motive and warns more attacks will come. nick schifrin starts us off from kabul. >> reporter:...
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i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle, washington back in 1988 cold king 1090, a very liberal radio station i might add. we can get into that story a little bit later, but immediately the first one out of the gate was rush limbaugh. rush fully understood what it was to be able to opinionated freely on the airwaves when he was in sacramento, california. he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines. when he located in sacramento he told me that it was amazing that there was nobody doing political talk and he said oh, this is a cakewalk. my word, what fun this is going to be. then he had to succumb to the fairness doctrine by giving an hour of the program to somebody in the community who was concerned about what he said so he had to move over and he said it was the most boring hour of radio i have ever done in my life. and, that is what was happening back in. there was no question about it. what we saw immediately was all of a sudden we could put commentators on the radio and half free opinions on the radio. we didn't have to act as moderator's anymore. talk radio was so
i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle, washington back in 1988 cold king 1090, a very liberal radio station i might add. we can get into that story a little bit later, but immediately the first one out of the gate was rush limbaugh. rush fully understood what it was to be able to opinionated freely on the airwaves when he was in sacramento, california. he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines. when he located in sacramento he told me that it was amazing that there was...
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chris: keowa, washington next. independent line. stpwhrao good morni john: i would like to ask the individual why it is his understanding why our nationñr doesn't engage our own citizenry to the level that we expect other nations to engage their citizenry in regard to this drug probl problem. our nation predominantly is creating the need for it. other nations' citizens are supplying it. why don't we apply the same pressure and intensity of effort in our own land? thank you. guest: well, that is an excellent question. as a matter of fact, it is a question mexican governments have been asking american governments at least since i can remember, sense 1969 when the first crisis occurred with president nixon who had recently opinion inaugurated. i think that the answer lies in the fact that highly industrialized societies like the united states an western europe, now eastern europe, russia in particular, have a certain degree of drug consumption. there is a certain percentage of people in these societies, big middle class societies with
chris: keowa, washington next. independent line. stpwhrao good morni john: i would like to ask the individual why it is his understanding why our nationñr doesn't engage our own citizenry to the level that we expect other nations to engage their citizenry in regard to this drug probl problem. our nation predominantly is creating the need for it. other nations' citizens are supplying it. why don't we apply the same pressure and intensity of effort in our own land? thank you. guest: well, that...
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he is trying to get the work out throughout washington. a new way to trim the fat in washington, one work out at a time. >> don't go away. we'll be back with more news in a moment. first a look at some eevents going on around town this weekend. to our community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and millions of americans who depend on it would lose out. let's tell congress to keep free antenna tv as part of our communications future. always free and always local. >> a lot of shouting back in 2009. don't forget all the yelling. america considered an all-time low. a couple of men with little in come on trying to change that. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> who has card number one. last summer's town hall meeting. cable tv. >> this guy is a racist. >> the title is so messy, i love it. now we judg
he is trying to get the work out throughout washington. a new way to trim the fat in washington, one work out at a time. >> don't go away. we'll be back with more news in a moment. first a look at some eevents going on around town this weekend. to our community it's our lifeline to the emergency information we need it's a free service that provides free entertainment. but one day soon, it could be taken away. there's a movement among special interest groups to limit free antenna tv and...
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jenkins on "washington journal." "washington journal" is next. . . you can always reach us by e- mail. we will get to all of that in just a moment. first, front-page in "the financial times." package is still large despite lower comp ratio, a political furor and public anger. a similar headline in "the wall street journal." a little bit of this article -- blue line i will read you more of that article this morning in "the wall street journal" and other reports, too. but christina romer was on "state of the union" and other sunday talk shows and talk about the issue of bonuses and here is what she had to say. >> we have had to take extraordinary actions to rescue the financial system. we always did it because that is what had to be done for the american people. nobody wanted to bail out banks just for their sake. it is because we know that credit is the lifeblood of a modern economy and without it, families cannot get loans for cars or send their kids to schools and small businesses cannot get loans. we know the financial sector matters. but at the sa
jenkins on "washington journal." "washington journal" is next. . . you can always reach us by e- mail. we will get to all of that in just a moment. first, front-page in "the financial times." package is still large despite lower comp ratio, a political furor and public anger. a similar headline in "the wall street journal." a little bit of this article -- blue line i will read you more of that article this morning in "the wall street journal"...
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workers in the drug trade who, above all, work to make a living and provide for their families than for washington policy wonks or well-paid drug war bureaucrats who are often insulated from the dirty work in the streets but whose actions and decisions may negatively affect hundreds or thousands of families, especially those whose members have been incarcerated for selling drugs. so any comments on sort of morality in politics and the kind of sympathies that emerge for one or both sides after doing this work? >> well, of course, my sympathies are with people in general, especially with people who have suffered, and that's the point of this quote here is that those that are suffering are basically poor people, and those that are promoting this policy of prohibition are generally comfort and well-to-do. prohibition has never been a very successful policy except in, say, communist china or in countries where you can absolutely dictate what every person does, authoritarian regimes. we need to re-examine this policy of prohibition. i think that the obama administration is starting to shift on it. they
workers in the drug trade who, above all, work to make a living and provide for their families than for washington policy wonks or well-paid drug war bureaucrats who are often insulated from the dirty work in the streets but whose actions and decisions may negatively affect hundreds or thousands of families, especially those whose members have been incarcerated for selling drugs. so any comments on sort of morality in politics and the kind of sympathies that emerge for one or both sides after...
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and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to prosecute them as what they are and that's criminals. that's what clinton did when he put the previous bombers in jail instead of letting them get away like osama bin laden. >> larry: bay, what did you make of the president today? >> you know, i think it's a little bit too late is what it is. i think what he did today was right and he took responsibility, as stephanie said, as he well should. look what happened here. this was an attempted act of war against the united states of america. we had al ckqaeda moving an operative on an american plane, putting him in a specific seat to do this cri
and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to...
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david ignatius wrote for "the washington post" that caught my attention. what worries me looking ahead, thinking about the country is what might be called the californiaization of america. the growing tendency of our political system to make promises in social spending programs that it isn't prepared to pay for with tax increases. think about california. how can you stick to a position, as you do, that tax increases are not the way to go? >> well, first of all we have no option because if you do the tax increases, you immediately kind of stifle the economy. so right now where we try to get -- where we see that the economy is bottomed out and there is a chance now to come back, to go in now to hit the state with more taxes will be the wrong thing to do. so what you want to do is you want to do the opposite, you want to go and put money into the economy and you want to give tax incentives for businesses, for new hires as we did, or retraining people or for home buyers tax credits and so on. i think that it will be a big mistake. i think the thing that politi
david ignatius wrote for "the washington post" that caught my attention. what worries me looking ahead, thinking about the country is what might be called the californiaization of america. the growing tendency of our political system to make promises in social spending programs that it isn't prepared to pay for with tax increases. think about california. how can you stick to a position, as you do, that tax increases are not the way to go? >> well, first of all we have no option...
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in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: 47 years experience in the cia for you. several years with the department of homeland security. we know there are many working around the clock 24/7 protecting this country, but they've got a huge job to do. how does something like this slip through? >> well, they have a very hard job and it is seven by 24 and i worked seven days a week when i was at cia and when i was at homeland security just to help fight the terrorist threat. this has been a whole ten years of terrorism. you've got to remember a guy named rah seem tried to blow up lax, los angel
in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >> security at u.s. airports was overhauled after the september 11th attacks, but the attempted terror attack on christmas day is a stark reminder how far we need to go when it comes to airport security. with all of the measures currently in place, how did abdul mutallab aboard a u.s. bound aircraft? joining us now to talk about this is counterterrorism expert charles allen. mr. allen, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thank you very...
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and then so now washington, in washington the democrats are saying well, if he loses maybe we could pass it in the lame duck session before he actually takes a seat or hold it up, claim's recount. ask for a recount to. me that is crazy talk because if you have an earthquake you can't just then do some monkey business and pass a lame duck session a major piece of legislation. >> do you agree that is crazy. >> i agree. you have ten days to certify the results. i mean the results are the results. and ten days are not required to do it. and david is right. >> anybody tried to play games they couldn't get away with it. >> no, they couldn't get away with it. >> this race has been nationalized. i mean the president, you know, is up or down vote on him whether he went there or didn't go there. so he has made the decision to go there to push all the chips into the middle of the table. >> but in a word, if by chance coakley does win and they maintain the 60 votes, does this deal today on health-care reform, not today, this week on health-care reform on these so-called cadillac plans, is that going
and then so now washington, in washington the democrats are saying well, if he loses maybe we could pass it in the lame duck session before he actually takes a seat or hold it up, claim's recount. ask for a recount to. me that is crazy talk because if you have an earthquake you can't just then do some monkey business and pass a lame duck session a major piece of legislation. >> do you agree that is crazy. >> i agree. you have ten days to certify the results. i mean the results are...
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it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is about big government candidates against a small government canada. what you need to ask yourself is, scott will spend money on war. martha will spend money on health care. who do you want to spend your money? do you want the government to spend your money? do you want to make those decisions for yourself? i am the only candidate who will cut spending. i will repeal obamacare and file legislation to end the wars and bring that money back to the people of massachusetts and the rest of the country. i will audit the federal reserve. i am willing to cut the spending. you have to ask yourself, would you w
it is happening in washington. washington is starting to act like massachusetts in that regard. i think we can do better. i can go down there and bring conversations back. as the 60th senator, debate will be cut off and that is not good for democracy. i hope i get the opportunity on january 19. i appreciate everyone being here and what you have done. >> thank you for moderating and thanks for coming out. this election a week from now is about the economy and about the future. this is...
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that is how it goes in washington. when you begin by spreading the wealth around you end up destroying it. the president and congress tell us they're going to help us by reducing costs. in reality, what they're doing is eliminating freedom for our citizens. dictating policies they must buy for their families, and forcing employers and the state to pick up the tab. we do not need that kind of help. at last count, 14 attorney general's, republican and democrat, are investigating this legislation for violating the 10th amendment to the united states constitution. as you know, in the past, i have successfully joined the legislature and the superintendent to join the state of arizona against the arizona attorney general as the u.s. supreme court case. [applause] today, in our attorney-general will not join this effort to defend the state of arizona against this infringement on states' rights, i will. [applause] until then, i have a simple message to every member of our delegation. for the good of our state just vote "no." [
that is how it goes in washington. when you begin by spreading the wealth around you end up destroying it. the president and congress tell us they're going to help us by reducing costs. in reality, what they're doing is eliminating freedom for our citizens. dictating policies they must buy for their families, and forcing employers and the state to pick up the tab. we do not need that kind of help. at last count, 14 attorney general's, republican and democrat, are investigating this legislation...
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joining us is mary in washington. overseas citizens services. she's in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> well, rather than focusing in the first instance on thinking about sending the children away from the locations where family members would be searching for them. >> larry: any indication when haiti might start processing new adoption applications? >> no, not at this time. it's only a couple weeks now after the earthquake and they are not talking about that at all right now. they're focused on the immediate relief work. >> larry: what about adoption families where the paperwork was halfway along or three quarters of the way done? >> right. immediately after this incredib
joining us is mary in washington. overseas citizens services. she's in washington. is the government supportive of haiti's decision to put new adoptions on hold? >> yes, at this time in the immediate aftermath of this cataclysmic earthquake, haiti has decided that their first priority is to identify the children that have been separated from their families and work to locate those families and reunite the children with their families, rather than -- >> larry: any indication -- i'm...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week ron baxter od bexts guses internet corporation for assigned names and numbers. >> fox news contributor michelle malkin is our guest. she takes your calls, emails and tweets. >> this is see spsusc-span's america and the courts. justice souter is interviewed. >> we're in the office of the clerk of the court. where have you been today? >> 1 justice announced both of them we spoke about attorneys and the members of the bar that were sworn in. today was a ceremonial day. >> this is the morning coat. it is a very traditional outfit. here at the court, it is one by the marshall of the court and myself and also the solicitor general of the united states and his staff. some of the women on his staff do not wear the morning coat. hear, our marshall is a woman and she wears the morning coat. we traditionally where the morning coat when we are in session upstairs and at the inauguration of the president. it is very traditional. attorneys were traditional attire. >>
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in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with health care reform. as of tonight, where does that sand? >> well, gwen, the results in massachusetts are a real blow to the prospects for health care reform legislation, and i think i would describe the blow as somewhere between debilitating and fatal, to be honest. here we are exactly one year from obama being sworn in, and we knew from one year ago that time was going to be the enemy of health care reform, and in case democrats had forgotten that, alex capatziano put out a memo saying to republicans we can kill this by delay. an
in washington. if he turns out to be one of the "politics as usual" kind of politicians, we're going to turn away from him. and that's exactly what happened. i think they are frustrated by the fact that they've been duped thought they were voting for something in 2008 and find not only are things still the same old-same old bickering in washington but seems to have gotten worse. >> ifill: and perhaps focused on the wrong thing. ceci everybody wants to know will happen with...
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in washington, d.c. it is the largest conservative synagogue in our nation's capital and one of the oldest. it also has the reputation for outreach to young families in washington, d.c.. we have been members for more than 30 years. rabbi steinlauf cave to adas israel in 2008 to serve as the senior rabbi. he made his mark as a charismatic, dynamic spiritual leader. it's a great pleasure to get to know him and his family. originally from jericho, new york, rabbi steinlauf was ordained in 1998 at the jewish theological seminary in new york. he graduated from princeton in 1991 with honors and also studied in jerusalem and the university of judaism now known as the american jewish university which is located in my district in los angeles. rabbi steinlauf is joined by his wife and his children, his parents, some of his extended family and a proud delegation of adas israel. thank you, rabbi steinlauf, for your inspirational words. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 additional one minutes on each sid
in washington, d.c. it is the largest conservative synagogue in our nation's capital and one of the oldest. it also has the reputation for outreach to young families in washington, d.c.. we have been members for more than 30 years. rabbi steinlauf cave to adas israel in 2008 to serve as the senior rabbi. he made his mark as a charismatic, dynamic spiritual leader. it's a great pleasure to get to know him and his family. originally from jericho, new york, rabbi steinlauf was ordained in 1998 at...
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hundreds turned out for services in massachusetts, ohio and washington state saturday. the cia workers were killed in an ambush by an al qaeda operative acting as an informant. >>> police in milwaukee this morning are looking for the person who threw a molotov cocktail at a gas station attendant. the masked man was aiming for the clerk but narrowly missed a customer. see that? no one was hurt. police say the motive wasn't robbery but retaliation for the recent arrest of a robbery suspect at that very same gas station. >>> finally, have you had enough of that christmas fruitcake? well, in one colorado town it's an annual tradition to toss and play football with the fruitcake nobody wants. contestants were judged on distance, accuracy and catching. yeah, it's the 15th year of tossing that traditional treat. that's the news. now back to lester, jenna and janice. i tried to get a fruitcake. there just wasn't one in house. >> they're stale. >> i used to think we were a society that thought of >> it is called out there this morning. 17 degrees and 54% humidity with northwest
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jim acosta, cnn, washington. >>> the custody battle over sarah palin's grandson. our legal guy, standing by and cannot wait to take on this one. >>> and now checking some of our top stories -- a new plemp in the wake of that failed bombing attack on a northwest airlines jet christmas day. president obama is officially linking the nigerian national accused in the plot to an al qaeda group in yemen. the president is pledging to intensify efforts with yemeni security officials to stamp out this threat. >>> and somalis trying to kill a danish cartoonist made a court appearance. the 21-year-old sauce spect charged with the attempted assassination of kurt westergaard. police say he was armed with an ax. the cartoonist is known for his controversial depiction of the muslim prophet mohammed wearing a turban shaped like a bomb. >>> and simpson fans wait no longer. you don't have scrabble to fig you are out your favorite show. reaching a deal with time warner cable ending a bitter public battle over fees. they are keeping mum about the details but the deal basically prevent
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yet driving from washington dc to maine or washington state to arizona will mean passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, don't ban text messaging, don't require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening loopholes in your teen driving laws and inadequate enforcement of seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws. this year the best and worst states, there were ten in the green category. the top two in this category are the district of columbia, that got credit for 13 and-a-half loss in the state of new jersey with credit for 13 loss. the other states in order frank king are illinois, thank you senator colorton, maryland new york north carolina or again tennessee minnesota california and washington. now there are nine worst states this year and we added unfortunately six new states to that category. they are arizonan virginia vermont pennsylvania ohio and nebraska. in order of ranking, the state's and the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 phasic laws ars south dakota, has only three of the laws, arizona, north dakota, wyoming va vermont pe
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chris lawrence, cnn, washington. >>> all right. we're going to move on to the issue at hand, that being the weather outside. a lot of people calling it down right frightful. it's dangerous peshlgsly in areas that are below freezing, reynolds. >>> as always, it can involve the choice of wardrobe. if you're going out and you happen to live in fargo, you don't want to go to the mailbox wearing a speedo. maybe a parka would be better. let me show you what you have. one question people have is why is this happening. it's simple. we have a trough in our jet stream. a jet stream is a giant atmospheric barrier. we have a big ridge to the west and a trough to the east. that allows cold air to pile in into parts of the great lakes and the northern plains. and this is exactly what's it's been doing and the temperatures have been dropping like crazy. fargo at this hour, 27 degrees below zero fahrenheit, minneapolis, 14 below, duluth, even des moines and sioux falls, temperatures there dropping significantly. kansas city this morning, current t
chris lawrence, cnn, washington. >>> all right. we're going to move on to the issue at hand, that being the weather outside. a lot of people calling it down right frightful. it's dangerous peshlgsly in areas that are below freezing, reynolds. >>> as always, it can involve the choice of wardrobe. if you're going out and you happen to live in fargo, you don't want to go to the mailbox wearing a speedo. maybe a parka would be better. let me show you what you have. one question...
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>> from the knight stuos at the neeum in washington, d.c., i'm frank sesno. helloand weome to "the future of news," our coersation about old and nemedia and what it means for news and for all of us in e digital age. i'm happy to be joined today by 2 award-winng journalists in theorld of ternational reporting. ann curry of nbc news may be bt known for hework on the "today" show and "dateline,"ut she's also disnguished herself in global humanitarian rerting. she reported on the crisis in darfur when few western reporters were the and has returned to rica repeatedly to cover th conflicts sudan, chad, and e congo. she's also repted from the middle st and from iran for that country's presidential election. crles sennott, longtimforeign correspondent for th"boston gle," was bureau chief in both jerusalem anlondon and has morehan 25 years of experience covering the world. 's now the exutive editor of a new venture, an entirely web-bed serve devoted exclusively to glob news. it's called globa post. so welme to you both. >> thank it's nice to see you, frank. >> all ri
>> from the knight stuos at the neeum in washington, d.c., i'm frank sesno. helloand weome to "the future of news," our coersation about old and nemedia and what it means for news and for all of us in e digital age. i'm happy to be joined today by 2 award-winng journalists in theorld of ternational reporting. ann curry of nbc news may be bt known for hework on the "today" show and "dateline,"ut she's also disnguished herself in global humanitarian rerting....
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washington d.c.'s chancellor talks about her plans for changing washington's school system. this is about 25 minutes. >> good morning. i don't love to spend time outside of the school district talking to large groups of people. this one, i was particularly interested in because it was "the economist." economists have an incredibly interesting insight into public education that we need to tap into. right now, in particular, in this time of financial crisis, all the talk about stimulus packages and bailouts, what is missing in the conversation is the need to focus on schools. until we fix the problems in public education, the last results were an indication of this. we were twenty third amongst oecd nations in terms of mathematics, well below the average. in science, we were 17. again, below the average. if you look at statistics and what it has looked like, you can only determine from that -- that we are providing to the young people. i can tell you definitively, one thing that is not the answer. let's throw more money at the problem. we spend more money per child than almost
washington d.c.'s chancellor talks about her plans for changing washington's school system. this is about 25 minutes. >> good morning. i don't love to spend time outside of the school district talking to large groups of people. this one, i was particularly interested in because it was "the economist." economists have an incredibly interesting insight into public education that we need to tap into. right now, in particular, in this time of financial crisis, all the talk about...
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here at george washington university. they will be hosting this panel on a new media. i want to introduce you to the moderator in the center seat and allow him to introduce his panel. he works at the graduate school the university and works in new media and marketing. he's the founder of p oliticsunder30.org. he is in charge of the politics on-line conference this year. two years ago bryce was in one of these seats as part of " insider washington 2008." he is a long like you will be in a matter of hours. -- he is an alum. >> how is everyone doing this morning? we are here at the graduate school of political management at george washington university four blocks from the white house in the center of politics. what will we talk about this morning? we are going to talk about new media and it is a wide subject. what i thought i would do is that i would start out with the landscape. today, as americans, we have access to over one trillion web sites. just on your iphone alone, you have access to 65,000 apps. every minute, accor
here at george washington university. they will be hosting this panel on a new media. i want to introduce you to the moderator in the center seat and allow him to introduce his panel. he works at the graduate school the university and works in new media and marketing. he's the founder of p oliticsunder30.org. he is in charge of the politics on-line conference this year. two years ago bryce was in one of these seats as part of " insider washington 2008." he is a long like you will be...
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i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the computers, you know marks not be ab, may not be able to pick up that. that's a critical problem. that's why the idea that we can ever completely rely on intelligence is not going to happen. >> the president has ordered four key reforms and one of them is to strengthen the criteria that it takes to put somebody on the no fly list. so is that enough? how do you feel about these lists? are they working? >> yeah. it will help, of course. but if we take this case specifically, if the father died of a heart attack five years ago, we would have a multimillionaire young man who would never
i guess in the transferring of that information to the folks in washington, d.c. and the intelligence there, his name was actually misspelled. so how does this happen? >> well, that's a very common problem, particularly with arabic names that the alphabet don't match up identifically to translate names into english. and we have had cases where four or five members of the same family with the last name mohammad have it spelled a different way when it was translated into english. and the...
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joining us from washington general colin powell, former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs. here's his message for you and the people of haiti. watch. >> the united states government and the governments throughout the world, the united nations, international relief organizations are all doing their best to stabilize the situation to bring order to haiti and then start to flood in the necessary supplies needed to sustain life. but, you know, the challenge is going to be great and it's going to be long enduring. once the folks who have lost their lives have been dealt with in as dignified a manner as possible and once we have taken care of those who are injured, then the work begins. then we need reconstruction. then we need to take care of the living, and in taking care of living is not a matter of giving them food and water for a short period of time, but helping them rebuild their homes and schools and churches and government. so i'm asking everyone who is watching tonight to find a way to give and then give some more and to give over the long term for the people of
joining us from washington general colin powell, former secretary of state, former chairman of the joint chiefs. here's his message for you and the people of haiti. watch. >> the united states government and the governments throughout the world, the united nations, international relief organizations are all doing their best to stabilize the situation to bring order to haiti and then start to flood in the necessary supplies needed to sustain life. but, you know, the challenge is going to...
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that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the democratic party's primary rules to proportional representation from a winner- take-all system. without the jackson campaign, hillary clinton would have been the democratic party's nominee in 2008. >> suarez: the chicago that schools barack obama in politics is not only harold washington's chicago, it's also jesse jackson's chicago and louis fair kahn's chicago, the johnson family of ebony and jet magazine. aren't a lot of different ways of being black in america proposed during this era? >> absolutely. another person in chicago th
that's harold washington's city. harold washington was the first black mayor of chicago elected in 1983. against the conservative back drop of ronald reagan's america in 1980 there are really rays of light in harold washington's chicago which inspires jesse jkson to run for president in 1984 and '88. so chicago and jesse jackson really impact the country's evolution from black power to barack obama. the jackson campaign is a very interesting one because it's those campaigns that change the...